This truly is a weird little fish. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker is a lesser known creature, but that doesn't stop it being any less cute (at least I think so). They grow up to 1-5 inches (5 being exceptionally huge). The weirdest thing about them is that they have little sucker pads on their tummies, which makes them stickable to almost anything. You know, like those ornaments you sucker to the inside of car windows. Most of them are apparently found in the North Pacific.
image source: islandwood.org
According to The Featured Creature, a Japanese aquarium placed balloons inside of their lumpsucker tank. Apparently the fish loved it. Photographic evidence:
source: divematrix.com
source: divematrix.com
And if that wasn't enough, here's an awesome video of one of these guys in action. The little eel-type fish can't get enough of it, he's like 'what even ARE you?!'.
The moral of this post: you don't need fur or feathers, or even complete symmetry, to be round 'n' cute.
what do they eat
ReplyDeleteare these salt water or fresh water fish
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